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Macedonia Journalists Protest Against Politician's Threats
Journalists from almost all media outlets in Macedonia and NGO representatives protested on Monday in front of the government in Skopje, demanding tough sanctions for a politician who recently abused the head of the journalists' union, ZNM, Naser Selmani.
2/3 of Macedonians Support Zaev to Resolve the Name Dispute
The majority of citizens of the Republic of Macedonia support the efforts of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the government to resolve the name dispute with Greece. 63% of respondents support the government rate, only 11% were against and 26% are not sure. This is the data from the poll conducted by the International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies in Ljubljana.
Protest In FYROM As PM Offers Greece Options For Name Change
Several thousand Macedonians have taken to the streets in the capital, Skopje, to protest against a possible change of their country's name, as required by Greece to end a long-running dispute.
Thousands protest in Skopje against Macedonia name change
According to Macedonian newspaper Vecer, 10,000 people rallied despite the bad weather.
MIA agency reported that the protest was organized by the civic initiative "For United Macedonia" with the aim of "defending the name of the state and the identity of the nation."
Emigration Damages Bosnia's Economic Growth Prospects
The Chamber of Commerce in Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska told BIRN that emigration was hitting economic development, after an International Monetary Fund report cut its growth forecast for 2018 due to the number of people leaving the country.
"We miss workers of all profiles and it is slowly becoming an obstacle to development," the Chamber of Commerce said.
Sex Abuse Claims Rock Macedonian Youth Centre
The head of "25 May" a centre for troubled youngsters in Skopje, Macedonia, resigned on Monday "for moral reasons" over a scandal involving the possible sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in the care of his institution.
This case hit the public last Thursday when an international Roma rights organization, the European Roma Rights Centre, ERRC urged the authorities to react.
Turkey’s genealogy service prompts spike in double citizenship enquiries
Many Turkish citizens have taken steps to try to obtain the second citizenship, upon discovering their ancestry traced back to other countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Skopje Mayor: We have Nothing to do with Alexander the Great
Macedonian capital Mayor Petre Shilegov is convinced that authorities in the Republic of Macedonia and Greece want to resolve the dispute over the name of the country.
"It is much better to solve the problems than to ignore them, I personally, but also Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, want to solve rather than create problems," Shilegov told the Greek Documentem agency.
Macedonia ‘ready to change its name’
People display Greek flags during a demonstartion near the parliament on Feb 4, calling on the government not to back up in a row with Macedonia.
Earned rights
In the wake of Sunday's protest rally in central Athens to protest against the use of the term "Macedonia" in any settlement of the name dispute with Skopje, any prediction about the outcome of ongoing talks would be risky. The same goes for the implications of recent demonstrations on Greek political parties.
Greeks protest against possible compromise in name dispute
Media outlets carried conflicting reports about the number of protesters, Beta reported.
A statement from the office of Greek PM Alexis Trispras, quoted by ANA, said that "several thousand people" turned out for the protest - thus dashing hopes of organizers who expected "a million people."
Greeks rally in central Athens over 'Macedonia' name row
Greeks gathered outside parliament in Athens on Sunday to protest against the use of the term Macedonia in any settlement the government pursues with the ex-Yugoslav Republic to end a decades-old name dispute.
Greece: Thousands to Attend Rally Over Macedonia's Name Dispute
A massive rally, organized by Macedonian organizations abroad, will take place in Athens on Sunday and is expected to gather hundreds of thousands of people, protesting against the use of "Macedonia" in the name of the neighboring former Yugoslav republic FYROM.
ND shadow minister says meeting with Nimetz did 'not assuage concerns'
New Democracy wants to see the Greek government and Skopje reach a "comprehensive and inviolable" solution in ongoing talks on the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), the opposition party's shadow foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Thoeodorakis expresses support for Macedonia protest rally on Sunday
The eminent Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis has declared his support for a rally scheduled for this Sunday at Syntagma Square protesting the potential inclusion of the name Macedonia in a solution to a name dispute between Athens and Skopje.